Day: December 6, 2022

  Short story winner: Dru Richman for “The Rite.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/the-rite/   Poetry winners: Richard Oyama for “Inscape.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/inscape/ Sherre Vernon for “Late Spring Rites of the Middle-Aged Apostate.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/late-spring-rites-of-the-middle-aged-apostate/ Perry Wyatt for “The Path.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/the-path/ Dr. Ronja Vieth for “Mother of Pearl.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/mother-of-pearl/ Joseph Farina for “ritual of fire.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/ritual-of-fire/ Jenna Scott for “transition.” https://lawrencehouse.ca/transition/

Winning Entries   Short Story Winner The Rite By Dru Richman The Rite The twelve-year-old boys and girls sat on the ground in a semi-circle with their fathers sitting behind them, facing the king. The king was seated on the royal throne in full regalia — leopard-skin cape, lion-tooth necklace, golden bracelets encrusted with jewels